It looks like we might finally string together a few days without a rainstorm. Today’s forecast is for mainly sunny skies with a high of 24 C. UV index 8 or very high. Tonight should be clear with a low of 13 C.

Friday’s outlook is great, at mainly sunny with a high of 25 C.

Saturday the forecast is calling for a mix of sun and cloud with a high of 28 C and a low of 13 C.

Today’s photo comes courtesy of Instagram user Amie Electric:

Hamilton’s urban aboriginal people face multiple barriers to health care, significant rates of chronic disease and elevated emergency room visit levels compared to the rest of the city, according to a landmark study from St. Michael’s Hospital.

The findings illustrate stark disparities between urban First Nations individuals and the general population, researchers say. “Given the striking levels of poverty combined with poor access to housing and good food … this is affecting people’s health and well-being,” said Michelle Firestone, an associate scientist with St. Michael’s Hospital’s Centre for Research on Inner City Health.

But a year out from the competition, organizers have no deadline on when a decision will be made, and no estimate on how much it could cost taxpayers.

At city hall today, we expect a board of health clean air report, and for the steel committee to receive correspondence from U.S. Steel. Reporter Samantha Craggs will be there, and you can follow along with her on Twitter.

This guy promised he'd shave his beard for his grandma's 100th birthday. You've never seen someone so happy to shave her grandson: